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Calcutta, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S. For the city in India, see Kolkata.

Calcutta is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.

History

Calcutta was founded in 1870 as a coal town. A post office was established at Calcutta in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1879.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calcutta, Indiana
  2. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical ... F.A. Battey & Company. p. 251.
  3. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Indiana, United States
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39°36′15″N 87°04′10″W / 39.60417°N 87.06944°W / 39.60417; -87.06944


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